This video from a high-speed camera shows a droplet being deposited on a superhydrophobic surface, just before it separates from the dropper. At the moment of separation, ripples move down through the droplet, showing the deceleration caused by impact with the surface, which causes a brief ...

Engineers at MIT, along with computer scientists at Columbia University, have developed a method that predicts the pattern of coils and tangles that a cable may form when deployed onto a rigid surface. (Learn more about the method: ...

Snow drifting with an ultralight (25kg / 26kg filled with snow) electric go-kart during a March snowstorm. The kart has independent RWD and about five horsepower, so it puts on a good show. More info on the kart: http://scolton.blogspot.com/p/cap-kart.html#tinykart Tracked skateboard ...

After flying into a tesla coil for its final decommissioning voyage, Tinycopter is rebuilt. Just as tiny, but cleaner and more stable.Read more at Equals Zero: http://www.etotheipiplusone.net/?page_id=2

Cephalopods, which include octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish, are among nature's most skillful camouflage artists, able to change both the color and texture of their skin within seconds to blend into their surroundings -- a capability that engineers have long struggled to duplicate in synthetic ...